EP 0974173 A1 2000-01-26 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS

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GB 9800870 W 19980408

GB 9707175 A 19970409

GB 9803076 A 19980216

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[origin: WO9845897A1] The difficulty of providing suitable apparatus for the variety of telecommunications companies is addressed. A telecommunications apparatus is described comprising an external plastics casing containing a conductive path for a telecommunications signal, a test contact, the casing including a pair of wall members and an aperture therebetween providing access to the test contact member, the conduction path being one of a contiguous path adjacent the test contact member but not in contact therewith except when the latter is in a test position, a pair of conductors not in mutual contact but each in contact with the test contact member when the latter is in the rest position, one of the pair only being in contact with the test contact member when the latter is in a test position, and a pair of conductors not in mutual contact but each in contact with a third conductive member when in its rest position, none of the three being in contact with the test contact member when the latter is in its rest position, deflection of the test contact member to a test position bringing it into contact with the third conductive member and causing same to be deflected from its rest position to a test position in which it is not in contact with at least one of the pair of conductors.